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RTI2 Series: Successfully Implement Common Core with RTI2

There’s a young man at our school – let’s call him Dedric (his name has been changed for issues of privacy) – who has always been a good student. He made good grades in elementary and was Proficient...

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RTI² – General Education & Special Education Implications

In our last post, we discussed the supports needed for a successful transition to the more rigorous Common Core State Standards (CCSS). And we applauded Tennessee for rolling out their Response to...

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In Defense of Standardized Testing

It seems like every day there’s another article about the horrors of standardized testing. Just this week comedian Louis CK raised the issue to seemingly new heights when he first took to the...

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Poverty Doesn’t Dictate Academic Outcomes

Critics of education reform often blame poverty for poor academic achievement. In fact, many argue that you can’t fix education until you fix poverty. This simply is not true. Yes, reducing poverty is...

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Open Letter to Jersey Jazzman

Dear Jersey Jazzman, Bravo. You’ve done an excellent job in your piece “Chartery Snake Oil” twisting the words of this piece by James Aycock. In doing so you’ve demeaned a hard working educator and a...

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